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. 2012 Feb;23(1):18-28.
doi: 10.1111/j.2047-3095.2011.01199.x.

Implementation and evaluation of the nursing process in primary health care

Francisco Javier Pérez Rivas  1 , José Ma Santamaría García, Cristina Minguet Arenas, Milagros Beamud Lagos, Montserrat García López
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Implementation and evaluation of the nursing process in primary health care

Francisco Javier Pérez Rivas et al. Int J Nurs Knowl. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to publicize the experience of implementing and developing the nursing process in a sanitary area of primary health care (PHC), and to assess the outcomes reached during the past 9 years.

Methods: This descriptive longitudinal study was carried out in the 42 PHC centers in the 11th Primary Care Area of Madrid, Spain.

Findings: Between 2001 and 2009, 243,838 new nursing diagnoses were performed. The indicator of resolution capacity ranged from 75% to 80% for the attended problems.

Conclusions: Nurses in the 11th PHC Area have effectively incorporated the nursing process as a work methodology in their caregiving practices.

Implications for nursing practice: The nursing process can be used to identify nursing care issues and assess the capacity for resolution.

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